Sam Horn 78 Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 We were treated to the NBC feed for most of the second half of the 9AM hour of Today. No local commercials, and we didn't get the local news until 9:59. Just the NBC feed in all its boring glory. Is this their new initiative to ensure they stay third -- on the day we get hit with the worst storm of the season?
Weeters 1969 Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 That's strange. After reading about the storm on their website you should, if anything, have lost Today and seen only local stuff. Maybe they lost power?
Sam Horn 78 Posted February 22, 2008 Author Posted February 22, 2008 I thought that, but it looked like they went to the local in progress, so it seemed more like a master control issue.
WCAUTVNBC10 413 Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 We were treated to the NBC feed for most of the second half of the 9AM hour of Today. No local commercials, and we didn't get the local news until 9:59. Just the NBC feed in all its boring glory. Is this their new initiative to ensure they stay third -- on the day we get hit with the worst storm of the season? They prolly did either lose power or the new automated control system struck again. I dunno if you saw the 11PM news the other night where the whole newscast shit the bed and they had to take an early break with the highlight being Tim Lake ripping "the new technology".
NBC 5 Chicago 196 Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 Sounds like they are having the same problems that WMAQ had when they were transitioning into HD. Early Breaks Weather was their fall back Wrong Cameras on anchors who are reporting Packages not working ETC!
Sam Horn 78 Posted February 22, 2008 Author Posted February 22, 2008 Uh...no one said any of that was happening...
WCAUTVNBC10 413 Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 Uh...no one said any of that was happening... Yeeeeah automated control doesn't signify HD by any stretch of the imagination.
ProButtonPusher 230 Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 isn't WCAU master controlled out of NY?
Sam Horn 78 Posted February 22, 2008 Author Posted February 22, 2008 isn't WCAU master controlled out of NY? As all NBC O&Os are. Point?
WCAUTVNBC10 413 Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 isn't WCAU master controlled out of NY? Not really. The O&Os are hubbed out of New York but NY only has control of network to O&O operations (like tossing between local and national coverage). The local stations still control their day to day operations.
Jess 1116 Posted February 24, 2008 Posted February 24, 2008 No... from what I understand, master control is based out of NYC for WCAU and I think WVIT. News control is still handled here, I think...
WCAUTVNBC10 413 Posted February 24, 2008 Posted February 24, 2008 No... from what I understand, master control is based out of NYC for WCAU and I think WVIT. News control is still handled here, I think... It is.
Dave Lampstein 124 Posted February 24, 2008 Posted February 24, 2008 It is. That's got to be relatively inconvenient.
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